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person_profile-Genevieve Tobin

Genevieve Tobin Died at age: 95

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Nov 27, 1899

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jul 21, 1995

Biography of

Genevieve Tobin

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress.

    The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film debut in 1910 in Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eva. She appeared in a few films as a child, and formed a double act with her sister Vivian. Their brother, George, also had a brief acting career. Following her education in Paris and New York, Tobin concentrated on a stage career in New York.

    Although she was seen most often in comedies, Tobin also played the role of Cordelia in a Broadway production of King Lear in 1923. Popular with audiences, she was often praised by critics for her appearance and style rather than for her talent, however in 1929 she achieved a significant success in the play Fifty Million Frenchmen. She introduced and popularized the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me" and the success of the role led her back to Hollywood, where she performed regularly in comedy films from the early 1930s.

    She played prominent supporting roles opposite such performers as Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Joan Blondell and Kay Francis, but occasionally played starring roles, in films such as Golden Harvest (1933) and Easy to Love (1934). She played secretary Della Street to Warren William's Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935). One of her most successful performances was as a bored housewife in the drama The Petrified Forest (1936) opposite Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart.

    She married the director William Keighley in 1938 and made only a couple more films; her final film before her retirement was No Time for Comedy (1940) with James Stewart and Rosalind Russell.

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Filmography of

Genevieve Tobin

Found 37 Movies in total

No Time for Comedy

Amanda 'Mandy' Swift ( Actor )

... 1940

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Connie Nevins ( Actor )

... 1939

Zaza

Florianne ( Actor )

... 1938

Dramatic School

Gina Bertier ( Actor )

... 1938

Kate Plus Ten

Kate Westhanger ( Actor )

... 1938

The Duke Comes Back

Pauline Corbin ( Actor )

... 1937

The Great Gambini

Nancy Randall ( Actor )

... 1937

The Man in the Mirror

Helen ( Actor )

... 1936

Snowed Under

Alice Merritt ( Actor )

... 1936

The Petrified Forest

Mrs. Chisholm ( Actor )

... 1936

Broadway Hostess

Iris Marvin ( Actor )

... 1935

The Case of the Lucky Legs

Della Street ( Actor )

... 1935

Here's to Romance

Kathleen Gerard ( Actor )

... 1935

The Goose and the Gander

Betty Summers ( Actor )

... 1935

The Woman in Red

Mrs. 'Nicko' Nicholas ( Actor )

... 1935

By Your Leave

Ellen Smith ( Actor )

... 1934

Kiss and Make-Up

Eve Caron ( Actor )

... 1934

Success at Any Price

Agnes ( Actor )

... 1934

Dark Hazard

Marge Mayhew Turner ( Actor )

... 1934

The 9th Guest

Jean Trent ( Actor )

... 1934

Easy to Love

Carol ( Actor )

... 1934

I Loved a Woman

Martha Lane Hayden ( Actor )

... 1933

Golden Harvest

Cynthia Flint ( Actor )

... 1933

Goodbye Again

Julie Clochessy Wilson ( Actor )

... 1933

The Wrecker

Mary Regan ( Actor )

... 1933

Infernal Machine

Elinor Green ( Actor )

... 1933

Pleasure Cruise

Shirley Poole ( Actor )

... 1933

Perfect Understanding

Kitty Drayton ( Actor )

... 1933

Hollywood Speaks

Gertie Smith ( Actor )

... 1932

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

Genevieve Tobin ( Actor )

... 1932

One Hour with You

Mitzi Olivier ( Actor )

... 1932

The Gay Diplomat

Countess Dorchy ( Actor )

... 1931

Up for Murder

Myra Deane ( Actor )

... 1931

Seed

Mildred ( Actor )

... 1931

Free Love

Hope Ferrier ( Actor )

... 1930

A Lady Surrenders

Mary ( Actor )

... 1930

The Country Cousin

Eleanor Howitt ( Actor )

... 1919